Kainan, Wakayama

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Kainan
海南市
City
Flag of Kainan
Flag
Location of Kainan in Wakayama Prefecture
Location of Kainan in Wakayama Prefecture
Kainan is located in Japan
Kainan
Kainan
Location in Japan
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Country Japan
Region Kansai
Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture
Area
 • Total 101.18 km2 (39.07 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 55,763
 • Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website www.city.kainan.wakayama.jp

Kainan (海南市 Kainan-shi?) is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on May 1, 1934.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 55,763 and a population density of 550 persons per km². The total area is 101.18 km².

On April 1, 2005, the town of Shimotsu (from Kaisō District) was merged into Kainan.

Kainan was the hometown of the Japanese World War II holdout Hiroo Onoda.

See also

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Kainan City official website (Japanese)


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